Alliance Structure
The Alliance is governed by a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the four participating towns. The Memorandum establishes a Steering Committee to provide policy oversight and governance, and a Technical Advisory Committee to advise the Steering Committee. Appointments to the Steering and Technical Resource Committees are made by the Boards of Selectmen in the four participating towns. A coordinator is hired by the Steering Committee to manage the Alliance’s projects and activities.
The Alliance has formed work groups to assist the Steering and Technical Resource Committees with programs and projects in the following areas:
Watershed Planning
Coastal Processes and Structures
Wetlands Protection
Water Quality Monitoring
Waterways
Work groups include Steering and Technical Resource Committee members, as well as representatives from county and state agencies, research institutions, and citizen groups. Organizations represented in the work groups include: Cape Cod Commission, Woods Hole Sea Grant Program, Barnstable County Cooperative Extension Service, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, and Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management.
Committee Members
Steering Committee
Allin Thompson, Jr., Harwich, Chair
Judith Bruce, Orleans, Vice Chair
Jane Harris, Chatham, Treasurer
Chris Miller, Brewster, Member
Larry Ballantine, Harwich, Alternate
Charles Bartlett, Chatham, Alternate
Susan Leven, Brewster, Alternate
Frances McClennen, Orleans, Alternate
Technical Resource Committee
Kristin Andres, Conservation Agent, Town of Chatham
Robert Canning, Health Agent, Town of Orleans
Robert Duncanson, Director, Health & Environment Department, Town of Chatham
Dawson Farber IV, Harbormaster/Shellfish Constable, Town of Orleans
John Jannell, Conservation Administrator, Town of Orleans
Theodore Keon, Director, Coastal Resources Department, Town of Chatham
Thomas Leach, Harbormaster/Natural Resources Officer, Town of Harwich
Susan Leven, Town Planner, Town of Brewster
George Meservey, Director Planning & Community Development, Town of Orleans
Chris Miller, Director, Natural Resources and Shellfish, Town of Brewster
Stuart Moore, Shellfish Constable, Town of Chatham
Frank Sampson, Chairman, Water Quality Management Task Force, Town of Harwich
David Spitz, Town Planner, Town of Harwich
Craig Wiegand, Superintendent, Water Department, Town of Harwich
Coordinator
Carole Ridley
Ridley & Associates, Inc.